RFR: JDK-8046565: Platform Logger API and Service

[Stephen Colebourne]

On 15 October 2015 at 17:31, Daniel Fuchs <daniel.fuchs at oracle.com> wrote:
>> I have a major concern that the class names 'Logger' and 'Level'
>> duplicate those of java.util.logging. While they are inner classes as
>> opposed to top level classes, both IntelliJ and Eclipse will find the
>> inner class and top level class when typing "Logger". This will no
>> doubt cause many users to import the wrong one. I propose that these
>> classes are renamed to avoid this problem. The simplest would be to
>> change them from inner classes to top level classes "System.Logger" ->
>> "SystemLogger". Alternatively, they could stay as inner classes and be
>> prefixed "System.Logger" -> "System.SysLogger" or "System.Logger" ->
>> "System.BasicLogger".
>
>
> After having worked with it for some time I find that using
> inner interfaces/classes for Logger and Level is not that
> bad. Certainly better than if it was a top-level class of
> the same name. It is fortunately rare that you need to use
> both (the System. and the j.u.l one) in the same class.
>
> It's hard to find a compelling new name though :-)

Since I assume the purpose of these new Logger/Level interfaces is
simplistic and primarily for the JDK's own use, a name that emphasises
that would seem reasonable, hence BasicLogger/BasicLoggerLevel or
similar.

Stephen